Fantasy Football Updated Top 200 Rankings

These Rankings are based on the value of each player, in my opinion, from this point going forward. Each player is ranked in an order I would value them in trades and what their Fantasy value is, as a whole, in the Football world. A world in which we're all lost in right now.

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#4 Calvin Johnson DET WR1Megatron dazzled in the Lion's season opener on Monday night against the hapless Giant defense. Johnson hauled in seven catches for 164 yards and two scores. The Lion's offense opened up holes in the New York defense that will be exploited by other teams for the rest of the season.

#17 Arian Foster HOU RB9Foster recorded 27 rushes and two catches for the Texans in Week 1. If Foster can stay healthy he'll end the year as a Top 10 Running Back. He was my #21 player before the season started in my preseason Top 200 Rankings.

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#27 Andrew Luck IND QB4Luck will eventually be the best Quarterback in the league but right now I feel comfortable making him my #4 guy.

#37 Percy Harvin SEA WR12Harvin brings a new dynamic to an efficient Seattle offense. If you watched their opener, and if you're reading this I'm sure you did, you would have noticed how Pete Carroll made it a point to get the ball in his hands. Harvin was once an elite talent in the league. If he can stay healthy he could end the season as a Top 10 Wide Out.

#56 Victor Cruz NYG WR21The Giant's offense looked abysmal on Monday which led me to this ranking. I might look to move Cruz after a few good games just to avoid any headaches later on this year.

#63 Reggie Wayne IND WR24Reggie Wayne is clearly Andrew Luck's security blanket. Wayne could be on his way to setting some franchise records this year.

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#74 Kendall Wright TEN WR27A keeper league darling, Kendall Wright is on his way to becoming a star. If he played in a larger market, he'd be talked about more. He's a great value as a #3 WR.

#78 San Francisco 49ers D/ST2They won't score a touchdown every week but they are capable of doing it. Keep this in mind; a good portion of their defensive starters are either injured or suspended right now. They should get guys like Aldon Smith and NaVorro Bowman back by mid-season.

#80 Jason Witten DAL TE7I don't think it's crazy to say Jason Witten will one day be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

#94 Bernard Pierce BAL RB35Pierce was a sleeper of mine entering the year but a first half fumble in Week 1 earned him a bench spot against the Cincinnati Bengals.

#100 Marqise Lee JAC WR37I had Lee going in the first round in all of my NFL Mock Drafts this year. He came from the same High School (Junipero Serra High School) and College (University of Southern Caifornia) as Robert Woods and was considered to be the better prospect every step of the way. I grew up in Southern California, I know just how good you have to be to play at Serra High.

#124 Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB17Big Ben leads a new era of Steeler offense that's composed of speed on the outside and on the inside.

#128 LeGarrette Blount PIT RB44Blount was clearly the number two guy in the Steeler's backfield in Week 1.

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#133 Houston Texans D/ST9J.J. Watt by himself is a reason to play the Texans every week. Against the Redskins Watt recorded one sack, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery, one pass defense, two total tackles and one blocked kick.

#151 Jermaine Gresham CIN TE20In two-Tight End leagues I think Gresham is a formidable #2. I originally had Tyler Eifert here but he is now scheduled to miss the next eight weeks. I considered Eifert to be the most dynamic player coming out of the 2013 Draft. If he was healthy he'd be here or maybe higher, instead Gresham gets the nod.

#158 New York Jets D/ST15The Jets have a defense that is built to stop the run and to be "just okay" against the pass.

#159 Jarrett Boykin GB WR54Boykin didn't have one pass thrown his way in the Packer's season opener but there was a good reason; he was covered by Richard Sherman. Boykin will eventually get some passes thrown his way. That being said, he's still the third best Wide Receiver in Green Bay.

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#162 Derek Carr OAK QB23If he can hold onto the starting job in Oakland, and I think he will, Carr could put up some solid passing stats. Carr will have a lot of veterans to go to including Maurice Jones-Drew, Darren McFadden, Rod Streater and James Jones.

#176 Robert Turbin SEA RB53Turbin is a great example of a handcuff back. Marshawn Lynch has tallied 722 carries over the past two years (regular and postseason) combined.

Kickers: I put 21 Kickers in my rankings just because I can. Any given week a random Kicker could light things up like Mike Nugent or Matt Bryant did in Week 1.

Good list, thanks. I didn't see Kelvin Benjamin, is that an oversight? Also, Rashad Jennings silenced some doubters last night against the lions. They've got a good rush defense and kept him in check, but he got goalline work and caught some passes. Also, think the rams rb situation is a mess and Stacy is personally too high for me. Other than that, nice work and thanks for the info!

Byobeerling

9/9/2014 12:45:26 am

After looking a little more, I'd move jennings above Trich, Ridley, and Tate to name a few. But, it's your list, so do as you please!

Alex Wiesner

9/9/2014 10:54:34 am

Benjamin is a replacement level guy right now for me. I would have no problem switching him with any WR from #41 down. As for Jennings, I just want to see me. I'm more apt to lean towards guys with track records (even if it's just one year) like Richardson, Tate, etc. And for Stacy, I predicted him to be a breakout guy last year and got it right so I'm just not ready to let him fall outside of the Top 15 RB's. I'd have no problem if he was outside your Top 20.

Alex Wiesner

9/10/2014 08:00:02 am

Updated the rankings today, I moved Ben Tate down due to his current injury and I replaced Tyler Eifert with Jermaine Gresham. Eifert is slated to miss the next eight weeks or so.

Ryan

9/10/2014 11:25:08 am

No Golden Tate?

Alex Wiesner

9/10/2014 04:27:07 pm

Like Benjamin, Tate is another replacement option. He could replace any WR from #41 on down. The position is very deep.